Turkey

The Constitution of the Republic of Turkey

PART TWO
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES

CHAPTER TWO
RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE INDIVIDUAL

III. Personal Liberty and Security
ARTICLE 19. (As amended on October 17, 2001)

The person arrested or detained shall be brought before a judge within at latest forty-eight hours and in the case of offences committed collectively within at most four days, excluding the time taken to send the individual to the court nearest to the place of arrest. No one can be deprived of his or her liberty without the decision of a judge after the expiry of the above-specified periods. These periods may be extended during a state of emergency, under martial law or in time of war.

Keywords

Rights during trial - tried without undue delay



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